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JUNE 12 - 18, 2027
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Call for Presenters 2027

The Future of Custom Integration Starts Here – And It Starts with YOU

 

RESIDE — created through a joint venture between AVIXA, HTSA, and ProSource — is launching in 2027.  It is designed to bring forth a new and unprecedented platform of collaboration, education, and big thinking for the residential integration community, and we’re looking for presenters to lead the conversation.

If you have real-world experience, practical knowledge, or a unique perspective that can help residential integration professionals succeed today while preparing for what’s next, we want to hear from you. 

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

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Three Pillars of the Education Program

RESIDE education is built around the real roles, challenges, and decisions that drive a residential integration business. The program is organized around three core pillars designed to strengthen businesses, develop teams and move the residential integration industry forward: 

 

Grow the Business

Grow

Strategies to strengthen the business, improve performance, and create new opportunities.

Topics may include:

  • Leadership & Management 
  • Operations Excellence 
  • Sales & Business Development 
  • Trade & Design Partnership

 

Develop the Team

Team

Practical ways to build stronger teams, develop talent, and improve how people work together.

Topics may include:

  • Project Management
  • Team Culture & Communication
  • Workforce Development
  • Field Execution & Commissioning

Design the Future

Design

Technologies, ideas, and business models shaping what’s next in residential integration. 

Topics may include:

  • System Design & Engineering
  • AI & Emerging Technologies
  • Specialized Technical Deep Dives

Do you have solutions or strategies that align within the three pillars?

Proposal Timeline:

Submissions Due: November 20, 2026
Event: RESIDE 2027
Education Dates: June 12-18, 2027
Exhibit Dates: June 16-18, 2027
Location: Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, FL

What Makes a Strong Submission?

The strongest proposals will: 

 

ADDRESS A REAL NEED

Address a real challenge or opportunity facing the residential integration industry.

BE PRACTICAL

Provide practical and actionable takeaways.

SHARE REAL EXPERIENCE

Share lessons learned and real-world experience.

ENCOURAGE EXCHANGE

Encourage discussion, knowledge sharing and peer learning.

BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

Offer fresh perspectives backed by expertise and credibility. 

PUT EDUCATION FIRST

Focus on education first — not a product pitch disguised as education.

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If you have real expertise that speaks to one of these areas, and you can deliver it straight, without a sales pitch hiding inside it, we want to hear from you. 

If you know someone who is pushing the industry forward, challenging assumptions, and helping shape what comes next, send them our way. 

Help us build the education this industry deserves.

SUBMIT NOW

 

 

Vendor-Neutral Content Policy

RESIDE sessions are designed to educate, not sell. Content must remain vendor-neutral and focus on practical, transferable insights rather than promoting a company, product, or service. Presenters may reference specific solutions when relevant, but comparisons should be balanced and support the learning objectives. Overtly promotional content or selling from the stage may result in removal from the program, even after a session has been selected.

Presenter and Submission Requirements

Before submitting your proposal, review the presenter requirements, session expectations and submission guidelines.

  • Speakers should ensure that the submission content is relevant to the Custom Integration industry and its communities.

  • When submitting topic(s), speakers should keep in mind that RESIDE attendees should walk away with action items, best practices, and creative ideas they can implement right away.

  • Speakers should commit to presenting in person at RESIDE in Orlando next June.

  • Any materials needed for your session must be submitted by the deadlines indicated in the speaker portal.

  • Before presenting, speakers must verify the content, confirm that it is their own or properly authorized, and address any required permissions. To support a clear, balanced program, AVIXA reserves the right to revise session titles and descriptions.

  • Note for Suppliers: If you are an industry supplier submitting a proposal, you will not be considered unless you are a contracted RESIDE 2027 exhibitor. Preference is given to suppliers who include an integrator or end user as a co-presenter. See the FAQs for more info on the supplier speaker policy.

How Sessions Are Selected

AVIXA staff and volunteer subject matter experts review each proposal. Because we receive more strong proposals than the program can accommodate, not every qualified submission can be selected. If your session is selected, the Live Content team will notify you by December 17, 2026, and support you throughout the preparation process.

RESIDE submissions are reviewed to identify complete proposals that demonstrate a meaningful contribution to attendees’ professional capabilities and knowledge of the field. Reviewers evaluate presenter or panelist expertise; whether the content is focused, current, practical, or innovative; whether the learning level is appropriate for the audience and topic; whether the proposal includes three actionable learner outcomes; and whether the session design encourages audience questions, interaction, and participation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sessions are evaluated by AVIXA staff and volunteer subject matter experts. Recommendations are based on proposal quality, presenter or facilitator expertise, alignment with requested topics, suitability for the RESIDE audience, available space, and the proposal’s uniqueness.

Presentations must be tailored for AV professionals, showing evidence of material that will make a significant contribution to the development of attendees’ professional capabilities and knowledge of the field.   

Submissions are evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Complete presentation submission, submitted by the deadline.

2. Session learning level is appropriate for the audience and topic.

3. Identification of three actionable learner outcomes that complete the following sentence: After participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

4. Session is designed to encourage audience questions, interaction, and participation.

5. Presenter or panelists have in-depth topic knowledge.

6. Content is focused, current, practical, or innovative

Most accepted CFP submissions will be presented in the RESIDE Education Program. 

If your submission is invited to present a RESIDE education session or workshop, there is a fee for attendees. 

A small number of CFP submissions are invited to present on a show floor stage. If your submission is invited to present a show floor presentation, there is no fee for attendees. 

There’s no charge to submit, and as long as your presentation is vendor-neutral there’s no charge to present. If you would like to talk specifically about the amazing things your company is doing, contact your  RESIDE Account Manager to learn about Pro Training and Content Sponsorships. 

RESIDE sessions must remain educational and cannot promote or criticize a specific company, product, or service. Presenters may reference specific solutions when relevant, but comparisons should be balanced, include multiple options when appropriate, and support the session’s learning objectives. Professional Training sessions follow separate requirements.

A Supplier Speaker refers to a speaker who has a commercial interest in the audience attending RESIDE and who is considered as a potential RESIDE exhibitor. Supplier Speakers will not be considered eligible to present to a formal RESIDE audience except in the following situations: 

  • Supplier Speaker is an exhibitor/supplier who has paid to exhibit in the RESIDE exhibition.  

  • Supplier Speaker is a non-exhibitor who has paid for a non-exhibitor sponsorship in the RESIDE exhibition.  

  • Supplier Speaker is invited by AVIXA Live Content Team due to needed expertise on a particular topic. 

All Submissions will be reviewed for RESIDE 2027. Submissions may also be considered for speaking opportunities at Lightapalooza 2027. 

You mean besides supporting the industry you love? All volunteer speakers receive complimentary registration for RESIDE, plus a free RESIDE education pass.  

Submitters whose session(s) are offered an invitation to present at RESIDE are responsible for their own travel arrangements and costs.

Two (2) guest passes are available for each speaker presenting a RESIDE education session. Guest passes are available for each session that a speaker presents. Guest passes are not available for workshops, which have limited capacity, and for show floor sessions, which are open to all show attendees.

Yes. However, you will have to work quickly to obtain final confirmation from all speakers if your submission is selected. Participants will have two weeks to accept or decline the invitation. If they fail to confirm in this time period, the session will be replaced.   

RESIDE education sessions and workshops are not recorded. 

If you would like to record your session, you must first obtain permissions from all the session speakers.

You are also responsible for providing all crew and equipment needed for recording. Equipment storage is not available.

Speakers have access to their classroom 15 minutes before their session begins, and additional time is not available for those wishing to record their session.

Please contact someone from the Live Content Team.  

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